The following projects — spanning short films, TV & web series, and screenplays — are the finalists for the April-May season, competing across 65 categories. These works were selected from an official pool with a 49.3% acceptance rate, drawn from submissions across 22 countries, totaling 53:52:26 of runtime, plus short scripts.
The nominated projects rank within the top 26.9%.
Unlisted categories had no submissions meeting the minimum score threshold.
Categories marked “TBA” had two or fewer projects qualifying for awards consideration. Winners in these categories will be announced together with the rest of the award recipients.
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Technical Categories: Nominations for April-May 2026
Best Indie Short
Inertia by Jackson Kibby (USA)
One Of One by Daniel Kyle Mccartney (USA)
Sister’s Keeper by Oliver Thrush (USA)
Strange Attractor by Hadley Perkins (Australia)
The Parable of the Green Rooster by Ítalo Almeida (Brazil)
Best Drama Short
A Guest In My Country by John Gray (USA)
Crime or Care by Hyunjun Park, Roozbeh Kalbasi, and Andy Garcia (USA)
Pink Trees by Malhar Abhijit Talwalkar (USA)
Serenity’s Song by Christopher Andrew Schultz (USA)
The Race by Zoran Pribičević (Croatia)
Best Documentary Short
Building Nations by Pete Kolopenuk (Canada)
Magnetic Mountain by Karol Stępniewski and Bartłomiej Walerczuk (Poland)
Paying Attention by Pedro Guzman (USA)
The Cold Mountains by Karthik Kesiraju (Canada)
The Finish Line by Ruchi Srivastava (Canada)
Best Comedy Short
Cardboard by Julie Hoang (USA)
Fatso by Lucas Brahme (USA)
Too Closely Dublin by Jason H Munden and Ashlieya Mariano (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
TBA
Best Action Short
Centica Emily Murdock by Jaynit Prashant Parmar (Spain)
Dive by Jeremy Greenberg and Jesse James Crook (USA)
Last Man’s Land by Chris Cameron (USA)
Best Crime Short
TBA
Best Thriller Short
All the Colours by Leo De Haan (UK)
Harder! by Divyansh Dubey (India)
The Bassist by Russ Rossam (USA)
Best Mystery Short
Flora by Sam Zheng (USA)
Raven’s Room by Jawsh Ojeda (USA)
The Black Tooth by Anita Serrano (Argentina)
Best Horror Short
Pigmentosa by Sam Zheng (USA)
Pop by Alwin Firmansyah (USA)
She Stole My Heart by Victor Diaz (USA)
When We Were by LaShaunte Wade (USA)
Who Goes There? by Gage Looney (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short
TBA
Best Fantasy Short
TBA
Best Western Short
TBA
Best Animation Short
Burning Rope by Juan Belardi (USA)
Reflection by Daniel Robichaud (USA)
The Studio Family by Daun Kim (South Korea)
Best Children Short
TBA
Best Women Short
Olive View by Janet Craig (USA)
Only Me by Subho Basu (India)
Run Behind The Curtain by Valentina Mosqueda (USA)
Best Romantic Short
Espresso by Adlih Alvarado (USA)
Love Spells by Michael Plewa (USA)
The Dandelion Girl by Rogan Lovse (Canada)
Best LGBTQ Short
TBA
Best Experimental Short
1000 O by Barbara Peikert (Switzerland)
A Lasting Place by Juwan Rashaad Howard (USA)
C.Y.N.D. by Ju Conci (Brazil)
Hierophany by Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain)
In Loving Memory by Ricardo Alberto Jauregui (USA)
Best Microfilm
Baby Boy by Michael Anthony Carter (USA)
No More Excuses by Caro Guzmán (USA)
The Harpies by Rogan Lovse (Canada)
Best Music Video
TBA
Best Screendance Short
TBA
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Barry & Bernice: L.A. Dating Chronicles by Carlos Moreno, Jr. (USA)
Mental by Suzanna Turner (USA)
The Independent Newspaper Company by Frank Muller and Dan Husted (USA)
Best Web and New Media
TBA
Best Mockumentary/Docucomedy Short
TBA
Best Trailer/Teaser
TBA
Best Short Script
Çördük by Ercan Değirmenci (Turkey)
Crossroads by Demi Koudounis (USA)
Into the Fog by Rade Mileusnic (Serbia)
The Report by Nathaniel Sejin Kim (South Korea)
Watch Me by Sabrina Wright (USA)
Technical Categories: Nominations for April-May 2026
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